All Things AI | North Carolina’s AI Business Community and Conference
Your Launchpad for AI in Business.
We run events and training across the Southeast, minutes from Research Triangle Park, the largest research park in the United States. It’s home to some of the best companies in the world, and they’re all hungry to succeed with AI. So that’s what we do. We connect users with experts and solution providers with buyers, and we help our community year-round through our programs. Who wouldn’t want to be part of that?
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April 19–20, 2027Atlantic Union Bank Convention Center, Raleigh, NC
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Conference
All Things AI 2027
Atlantic Union Bank Convention Center, Raleigh, NC
The third annual All Things AI conference: an Agent Hackathon, a workshop day and a conference day in Raleigh.
Executive AI Summit
All Things AI 2027 Executive AI Summit
Participation is screened
A separate event with screened participation, after the All Things AI 2027 program.
Voices from the All Things AI community
38 reviews and 14 video testimonials from people who came to All Things AI.
It's great to be here at All Things Open AI. I've been in Mark Hinkle's session and it's been amazing.
What an incredible experience attending this conference. I gained so much knowledge, met incredible industry experts, and built long lasting relationships. The topics were excellent, especially the hands-on training sessions.
Mark's not just a brilliant AI and open-source leader — he's also just a great guy. His AIOS AI SuperUser Bootcamp was packed with gold on how to level up from just using AI to actually building AI agents.
For someone who is not very familiar with AI and learning a lot, this conference was great because you touched on every subject.
A tech conference at the cinema? Count me in! Day one was exhilarating — fantastic venue, insightful talks, and a delightful dinner to wrap up the day.
That was a tremendous event. AI governance is at the forefront, especially with ethical AI governance. With the EU currently rolling out GDPR, it will be an interesting journey.
The Indexes
We watch the industry so you get the signal
We are not waiting for people to come to us. We track who is shipping, which companies matter to business, and how the public AI stack is priced — then curate the most relevant content for All Things AI.
A hands-on program of All Things AI
Build an Agent Day
One day. One agent. Built by you, for your job.
Build an Agent Day is a hands-on program of All Things AI for people in business, government and education. You bring a real piece of your own work and spend the day building an AI agent for it.
No programming experience required.
Step 1: Choose a workflow
Pick a repetitive task from your own job that you would like an agent to help with.
Step 2: Build an agent
Set up an AI agent for that workflow, one step at a time.
Step 3: Test it with real examples
Run it on real examples, see what it gets right and decide where a person still needs to review.
Step 4: Demonstrate what it does
Show what your agent does, and what you would improve next.
Possible workflows to bring
Choose a task you repeat at work.
- Turning weekly status updates into a report
- Sorting and routing incoming requests
- Researching a topic and drafting a short brief
- Drafting first versions of routine documents
Upcoming days and registration are on buildanagent.io.
All Things AI 2026 · Durham, NC
What a day with this community looks like
Photos from our 2026 conference: ideas on the main stage, full rooms for practical sessions, and conversations that carry on in the hallway.
Your questions, answered
Frequently asked questions
What is All Things AI?
All Things AI is a practical AI community for people in business, government and education. It runs an annual conference in North Carolina's Research Triangle, meetups and webinars throughout the year, and hands-on programs such as Build an Agent Day. It was co-founded by Todd Lewis of All Things Open and Mark Hinkle of The AIE Network.
Who is All Things AI for?
It is for people putting AI to work: executives deciding where AI fits, engineers and builders shipping it, and people in business, government and education who are just getting started. Meetups are open to anyone, and Build an Agent Day requires no programming experience.
When and where is All Things AI 2027?
All Things AI 2027 takes place April 19–20, 2027, at the Atlantic Union Bank Convention Center, 500 S Salisbury Street, Raleigh, North Carolina: a workshop day on Monday and the conference day on Tuesday, with an Agent Hackathon the Sunday before. A separate Executive AI Summit with screened participation takes place April 21, 2027. The 2025 and 2026 conferences were held in Durham.
What is Build an Agent Day?
Build an Agent Day is a hands-on program of All Things AI. In one day, you choose a workflow from your own job, build an AI agent for it, test it with real examples and demonstrate what it does. No programming experience is required. Dates and locations are listed at buildanagent.io.
How can I take part between conferences?
Join the All Things AI (Live) group on Meetup for online lunch and learns and in-person meetups around the Triangle, watch slides and recordings from the 2026 conference at allthingsai.org/sessions, or subscribe to the newsletter at news.allthingsai.org.
More on the 2027 conference, all our events and scholarships.
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